Nicole Asbury

Washington, D.C., United States

Education Reporter at The Washington Post

Maryland schools and education for @postlocal. Kid from Kansas. I tend to avoid Twitter. Say hi, send hate mail: [email protected]. (she/her)

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In a deep-blue Md. school district, parents clash over LGBTQ books

3 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Nicole Asbury

In a deep-blue Md. school district, parents clash over LGBTQ books (washingtonpost.com) In a deep-blue Md. school district, parents clash over LGBTQ books By Nicole Asbury 2025042110000000 In the summer of 2023, dozens of Muslim and Christian families protested outside Montgomery County Public Schools headquarters in Rockville, Maryland, calling for reinstatement of an opt-out policy that would allow parents to exempt their children from reading classroom books with LGBTQ+ characters and...
Prince George’s police fatally shoot armed man near National Harbor

3 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Nicole Asbury

Prince George’s police fatally shoot armed man near National Harbor (washingtonpost.com) Prince George’s police fatally shoot armed man near National Harbor By Nicole Asbury 2025042021462600 Prince George's police officers shot a man armed with a knife near National Harbor on Sunday morning, Police Chief Malik Aziz said during a news briefing. Shortly after, the man died at a hospital.
Child accidentally fires gun in backpack at Maryland elementary school

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Nicole Asbury

Authorities said a 9-year-old student with a handgun in a backpack accidentally fired the weapon in a Maryland elementary school Thursday, the second such incident in the Washington area this week. On Monday, a third-grader in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, was carrying a firearm in a backpack in a classroom when he reached in and accidentally pulled the trigger, authorities said.
Maryland school leaders say they could lose millions in pandemic aid

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Nicole Asbury |Lauren Lumpkin

Maryland school leaders say they could lose millions in pandemic aid (washingtonpost.com) Maryland school leaders say they could lose millions in pandemic aid By Nicole Asbury; Lauren Lumpkin 2025033122581600 Maryland education leaders say the state could lose hundreds of millions after the Trump administration recently announced it was cutting off final reimbursements for federal coronavirus relief money.
Maryland education board approves new math policy with ‘integrated’ classes

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Nicole Asbury

Maryland will combine teaching algebra and geometry into a two-year “integrated” math curriculum for middle and high school students, following a unanimous vote from the state board of education Tuesday. The vote effectively shifted years of years of practice for how Maryland teaches math in secondary grades. Typically, studentshave been taught algebra I, geometry and algebra IIin separate courses over a span of three years.
Maryland education board approves new math policy with ‘integrated’ classes

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Nicole Asbury

5 powerful GIMP features I use nearly every day for easy, free photo editingIf you didn't think this Photoshop alternative could get any better, wait until you try these tools. I've been using GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation …
Maryland wants to change the way it teaches math. Five things to know.

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Nicole Asbury

Maryland may combine algebra and geometry courses for older students as part of a broader effort to improve performance in math across the state. A draft of the proposed policy shows that officials are considering combiningthe courses into an “integrated” math curriculumfor middle and high schools.
Maryland wants to change the way it teaches math. Five things to know.

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Nicole Asbury

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Covid shut schools five years ago. Anxiety, learning loss and more linger.

2 months ago | flipboard.com | Nicole Asbury |Karina Elwood |Lauren Lumpkin |Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff

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Crossing guard shortage in D.C. linked to marijuana, failed drug tests

2 months ago | washingtonpost.com | Rachel Weiner |Lauren Lumpkin |Nicole Asbury

For months, Barbara Elsas has been raising the alarm to local officials about the lack of a crossing guard at MacArthur Boulevard and Dana Place NW, where students from Key Elementary School have to traverse four lanes of traffic. “It’s an accident waiting to happen,” Elsas, who runs a nearby after-school program, wrote in a September email to D.C. Council member Matthew Frumin (D-Ward 3). During this month’s snowstorm, she said, her fears were nearly realized.